British Comedy Guide
An Officer And A Gentleman. Image shows from L to R: Major Gissing (James Grout), Sid Coil (Ken Wynne). Copyright: BBC
An Officer And A Gentleman

An Officer And A Gentleman

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1970
  • 1 pilot

A Comedy Playhouse starring James Grout as a military man finding it hard to embrace civilian life without the help of his faithful Army batman. Stars James Grout, Ken Wynne, Patricia Hayes, Diana King and Raymond Westwell

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1970
Channel
BBC 1
Episodes
1 Pilot
Stars
James Grout, Ken Wynne, Patricia Hayes, Diana King and Raymond Westwell
Writer
Myles Rudge
Producer
Robin Nash
Company

Major Gissing may have seen the last of his military days, but he still retains his old Army batman, Sid Coil, to look after him in his mansion flat.

Additional details

Part of

Comedy Playhouse

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 8th January 1970 at 7:30pm on BBC One
Episode length
30 minutes

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